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by nickysielicki 9y ago
https://www.channel3000.com/news/dot-sells-drivers-personal-information/162472989 https://www.channel3000.com/news/dot-sells-drivers-personal-...
> drivers are also asked to check a box if they wish to have their name and address "withheld from the list the department sells."
> About 2.5 million Wisconsin drivers didn't check the box to withhold their information. By not doing so, those drivers allow the DOT to sell their information on a monthly basis.
> [...]
> In 2010, the DOT made $22,250 selling driver record files.
Wisconsin sells the personal information of 2.5M drivers for a mere $22k. If that emissions information is not reported to insurance companies, I'll eat my hat.
- eesmith 9y agoIt's cheaper than that. From the link, "The entire driver record file containing information on 2.5 million drivers can be purchased for $250." The DOT made $22,250 for all sales during 2010, which corresponds to 89 sales.
- bearjaws 9y agoMeanwhile if google had this information they would sell it for $2,225,000...